eOne Signs Package Deal with SKY New Zealand

AUCKLAND: SKY in New Zealand has extended its contract with Entertainment One (eOne), resulting in a raft of new films becoming available across SKY Movies channels, as well as on-demand.

The Age of Adaline and Pride will soon become available to SKY Movies customers. A wider package of movies from the eOne catalogue will also be available. Customers can watch the films on SKY Movies channels after their first broadcast at skygo.co.nz and on SKY’s new on-demand service, which is currently rolling out.

“eOne has already provided us with great broad-appeal film titles such as the Divergent franchise, Source Code and Now You See Me, and great television series such as Fear the Walking Dead and Into the Badlands,” said SKY’s head of acquisitions, Lisa Clements.

“This extension has secured a large number of eOne’s highly anticipated feature-film releases coming to SKY Movies, including Spotlight, Trumbo, Now You See Me: The Second Act, A Walk in the Woods, Amy and Dirty Grandpa.”

“Our movies channels are programmed by a passionate team of Kiwis who work closely with our content partners to scour the globe for a mix of great movies that will appeal to our wide customer base,” added SKY’s director of entertainment, Travis Dunbar. “We’re excited to have concluded this deal with our friends at eOne, from whom we obtain a large amount of quality television and film, and we are look forward to sharing these great movies and many more with our viewers.”

“The titles licensed reflect the diversity of Kiwi viewing tastes and we are thrilled to partner with SKY to deliver so much great content,” said eOne Television International’s sales director for Australia, New Zealand, Japan and India, Ben Bishop. “As the market leader with over 20 years of experience in the subscription movie business, SKY knows its customers incredibly well and is very clear about the quality and type of content its audiences enjoy.”

“Our companies have worked closely together for many years across a raft of film and television content, and we look forward to being able to meet Kiwis’ viewing needs with SKY for many to come,” he added.